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The Women of Madina
Muhammad ibn Sa'd
Translated by Aisha Bewley
330 pages Paperback A5 ISBN 0 907461 13 1
An abridged translation
of Volume Eight of Ibn Sa'd's Kitab'at-Tabaqat al-Kabir
Which deals exclusively with the women who met the Prophet
Muhammad, blessings and peace be on him and on his family
and Companions, or who transmitted from him. this storehouse
of information gives readers a vivid taste and feel for the
lifestyles and characteristics of the people of Madinah at
the time of the Prophet (pbuh). Some
of the Many issues discussed in this book include:
The manner in which the prophet received women's allegiance
The Wives, Daughters, Aunts of the Prophet
Women Companions of the Prophet
Various Other Topics concerning Women Total
of 14 Chapters + Glossary and Index About
Muhammad Ibn Sa’d
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'd is one of the earliest authorities on Muslim
biography.
He was born in 168AH in Basra, and died in 230 AH (845) at the age of 62. He
moved to Baghdad where he studied under various people, specially Muhammad ibn
Umar al-Waqidi. He came to be known as the secretary of al-Waqidi because of his
close connection to him.
He also visited Kufa and Madina in the course of his quest for Knowledge.
Authorities
such as as Ibn Hajar, adh-Dhahabi, al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Ibn Khallikan have
testified to his reliability.
The Translator:
Aisha Abdurrahman at Tarjumana Bewley is one today’s most prolific
translators of classical Arabic work into English. Aisha Bewley not only
understands Arabic but she is also aware of the basic meanings and nature of
teachings and history of Islam. Her knowledge is born of experience and direct
transmission, not merely academic theory and learning by rote. For more than
twenty-five years she has been concerned with making the contents of many
classical works in Arabic more Accessible to English-speaking readers for the
first time, including Ash-Shifa of Qadi “Iyad.
She
is co-translator The
Noble Qur'an A New Rendering of its Meaning in English. Other works
include -Al-Muwatta
of Imam Malik , Glossary
of Islamic Terms, Islam:
The Empowering of Women, Muslim
Women A Biographical Dictionary,
Published by Ta Ha London
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